TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, PRIL 25, 2022 To ensure swift supply of coal across power plants, additional trains and rakes by Indian Railway have been initiated to augment transportation of coal through its network. Indian Railways has ramped up the coal transportation resulting in 32 per cent more coal freight loading between September 2021 and March 2022. There has also ...
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Lt Gen Manoj Pande next Chief of Army Staff
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 18, 2022 Government has appointed Lieutenant General Manoj C Pande, presently Vice Chief of the Army Staff, as the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from April 30, 2022. Born on May 06, 1962, Lt Gen Manoj C Pande was commissioned on December 24, 1982 in the Corps of Engineers (The Bombay Sappers) ...
Read More »Govt launches portals for export/import of agricultural commodities, pesticides registration
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 18, 2022 Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare Narendra Singh Tomar today lauched two portals, one for the Computerized Registration of pesticide (CROP) and the other for Plant Quarantine Management System (PQMS). Speaking on the occasion the Minister said, keeping in mind Prime Minister’s vision for the Agriculture sector these two portals have been ...
Read More »Vaishno Devi to get 1,281-metre ropeway from Katra to Adhkuwari
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 14, 2022 In a bid to facilitate the devotees thronging the 700-year-old Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board (SMVDSB) has given its approval to the much awaited proposal to construct a ropeway between Katra and Adhkuwari. The proposal was approved in the 69th meeting of the Shri Mata Vaishno ...
Read More »Jindal Global Law School ranks 70th globally, No. 1 in India
TBB BUREAU SONIPAT, APRIL 6, 2022 Jindal Global Law School (JGLS) of OP Jindal Global University (JGU) has once again retained the No.1 position in India while its global ranking this year improved to 70th, a jump of six places from 2021, according to the QS World University Rankings by Subject (Law) 2022 released on Wednesday. The improvement in Jindal ...
Read More »Curtain comes down on Red Fort Festival – Bharat Bhagya Vidhata
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, APRIL 4, 2022 The 10-day ‘Red Fort Festival – Bharat Bhagya Vidhata’ showcasing India’s history, art, heritage, culture, crafts and cuisine came to an end here on Sunday. The cultural extravaganza, a collaboration of the Union Culture Ministry and the Dalmia Bharat Group, which has adopted the Red Fort as its ‘Monument Mitra’, witnessed a footfall ...
Read More »Centre extends Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana till Sept 2022
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 26, 2022 Expressing concern towards poor and vulnerable sections of society, the Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Saturday extended the Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana (PM-GKAY) scheme for another six months i.e., till September 2022. The Phase-V of PM-GKAY scheme was to end in March 2022. It may be ...
Read More »Public procurement from GeM portal crosses Rs 1 trillion-mark this fiscal
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 24, 2022 Riding on a sharp increase in buying activities by different ministries and departments, procurement of goods and services from government portal GeM has crossed Rs 1 lakh crore during the current financial year registering a 160 per cent growth as compared to the previous fiscal, GeM CEO Prashant Kumar Singh said on Thursday. ...
Read More »Bharat Bhagya Vidhata: Grand show at Red Fort to kick off on March 25
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 20, 2022 Red Fort Festival – Bharat Bhagya Vidhata, one of the world’s largest cultural extravaganzas, will be held from March 25th until April 3rd, 2022, at the country’s iconic 17th century monument in New Delhi, Red Fort. Conceptualized by the Union Culture Ministry and Red Fort’s ‘Monument Mitra’ Dalmia Bharat Group, the 10-day event ...
Read More »Mining sector growth provides the right fillip to Indian economy: Pralhad Joshi
TBB BUREAU NEW DELHI, MARCH 20, 2022 Union of Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Affairs Pralhad Joshi on Sunday said that India’s total geographical area under mining has increased substantially during the last few years and the sector is providing employment opportunities to 12 million people across the country, both directly and indirectly. Addressing the 36th International Geological Congress ...
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